4 h. ago Court to hear suit seeking Rivers’ sole administrator removal April 10

The Federal High Court in Abuja has set April 10 as the date to hear a case asking for the removal of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as Sole Administrator of Rivers State. The case, which lists President Bola Tinubu as the first defendant, has been assigned to Justice James Omotosho. Other defendants include the Read More

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36 h. ago Rivers administrator cancels MDAs’ procurement, tender processes

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has cancelled all pending procurement and tender processes carried out by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies in the state. Ibas said the cancellation became necessary following the Supreme Court judgment and the absence of an Appropriation Law within the period. This was contained in a Special Read More

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3 d. ago Rivers pastor arrested for alleged homosexuality, charged to court

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a cleric, identified as Elijah, over alleged homosexuality. Elijah, the General Overseer of a new-generation church in Port Harcourt, was reportedly apprehended after a leaked video surfaced showing him in a compromising situation. Sources told PUNCH Metro that the pastor’s troubles began when a male acquaintance, whom he Read More

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3 d. ago Cross River APC cautions members against unauthorised legal actions

The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has warned its members against engaging in unauthorised legal actions in the name of the party. The party leadership on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over a legal petition allegedly filed by some concerned APC stakeholders in Northern Cross River. Speaking to newsmen, the State Chairman, Alphonsus Eba, reiterated Read More

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4 d. ago #Endbadgovernance group plans protest against Rivers emergency rule, Cybercrime Act

Conveners of the 2024 #Endbadgovernance protest have declared protest against emergency rule in Rivers State and the alleged use of the Cybercrime Act by the police to “hunt activists, journalists and social media influencers.” A flyer circulating on social media platform X, shared by one of last year’s protest organisers, the Take It Back Movement, Read More

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4 d. ago We won’t allow enemies deny Rivers people their livelihood – Fubara

The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured residents that the ongoing political crisis in the state will ultimately strengthen the people rather than weaken them. Fubara also said some people are bent on causing violence in the state in a bid to deny the people their means of livelihood, saying it will not Read More

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4 d. ago PICTORIAL: NSCDC seizes truck with 70,000 litres of stolen fuel

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has impounded a long container truck containing 70,000 litres of stolen petroleum products hidden in an inbuilt storage tank in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a post on Monday via X, the NSCDC noted that the operation was carried out by the NSCDC Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Read More

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4 d. ago PICTORIAL: NSCDC seizes container truck with 70,000 litres stolen petroleum in Rivers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has impounded a long container truck containing 70,000 litres of stolen petroleum products hidden in an inbuilt storage tank in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a post on Monday via X, the NSCDC noted that the operation was carried out by the NSCDC Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Read More

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4 d. ago I was offered N5bn bribe to impeach Fubara – Rivers Chief of Staff

Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie claimed he has evidence of the bribe offer stored on his phone. “I can also open my phone to show Read More

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5 d. ago Lawmakers deserve praise for approving Rivers emergency rule – Senate leader

The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, on Saturday, defended the decision of the National Assembly to ratify the proclamation of the state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, saying lawmakers deserve commendation and not the backlash they got. He said instead of being vilified, National Assembly members should be commended for Read More

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6 d. ago Police arrest one as customer beats Rivers security guard to death

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a customer for allegedly beating a security guard, Ifeanyi Ani, to death at an eatery in Rumukrushi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Sources revealed that Ani was killed on Thursday following an altercation with the customer. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the incident occurred after the customer Read More

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6 d. ago Security Guard Loses Life After Alleged Attack By Customer At Rivers Eatery

A security guard and father of three, Ifeanyi Ani, reportedly lost his life after being beaten by a customer at a well-known eatery in Rumukrushi, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Thursday. Sources who spoke to PUNCH on Saturday claimed that the customer had parked his car with the headlights still on […] The post Security Guard Loses Life After Alleged Attack By Customer At Rivers Eatery appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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7 d. ago Emergency rule in Rivers, affront to democracy – Fubara’s kinsmen

The Opobo Council of Chiefs, kinsmen of suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has criticised the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State. The council described Fubara’s suspension as an affront to democracy, saying that President Bola Tinubu’s action was a gross abuse of power. Vice Chairman of Opobo Council of Chiefs, Edwin Brown, made Read More

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7 d. ago Tinubu makes new appointments to River basin development authorities

President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments to lead the River Basin Development Authorities under the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. The President appointed Sowade Adebayo as the Executive Director of Engineering Services at the Read More

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7 d. ago NGO boosts Lagos riverine communities with skills, healthcare

A non-governmental organisation, the Lagos Lagoon Climate Response Project has deepened its impact on waterside communities around the Lagos Lagoon through a series of interventions in healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability, culminating in an art exhibition at the National Museum, Lagos, from April 5 to 12. The initiative, known as Lagos Lagoon Chronicles, aims to Read More

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7 d. ago Rivers administrator orders payment of suspended appointees, workers’ salaries

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, had ordered the immediate payment of salaries of all state civil servants and suspended appointees of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The approval for the payment of March 2025 salaries also covers all public servants and payments of pensioners in the state. This comes 24 hours after Read More

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7 d. ago Rivers administrator urges paramilitary to boost patrols, tackle crime

The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd.) has charged paramilitary agencies to increase patrols in order to avert crime and criminality in the state. Also, Ibas harped on collaboration among the various security agencies in the state to keep the state safer and more peaceful, saying there cannot be any meaningful Read More

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7 d. ago Rivers varsity declares zero tolerance for sexual harassment, exam malpractice

The new Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt,  Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi has said the institution under his leadership will not tolerate any act of sexual harassment, examination malpractices and related vices. Zeb-Obipi stated this in his address during the 43rd matriculation ceremony for its 11,083 new intakes, a number he announced Read More

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8 d. ago Rivers Elders, N’Delta groups slam Ibas for sacking Fubara’s appointees

The Ijaw National Congress and the Rivers State Elders and Leaders Council have slammed the sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) following his suspension of appointees of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Also, the IIjaw Youths Council has said the action of the sole administrator including the demanding g for the records of Read More

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8 d. ago Tinubu’s state of emergency in Rivers, necessary evil – APC chair

The All Progressives Congress on Thursday said that President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency declaration in Rivers State has resolved 90 percent of the crisis in the state and helped prevent anarchy. The Chairman of the APC caretaker committee in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, stated at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja after a thank-you Read More

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